If Joey Barton is sacked would you take him?

[Ted McMinn Football Genius]

Yes, without a doubt

[Highgate]

Was never that good a footballer even when he was in his prime. His frequent common thuggery elevated his reputation beyond what his football talent deserved and he became high profile.

He is 34 now and is still a bad influence wherever he goes.  I wouldn't take him on a free, even if he offered to play for free. 

[Tony Le Mesmer]

1 hour ago, David said:

No.

no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No.

I'll stop short of calling the man names but suffice to say he's a hypocrite and obsessed with throwing his weight and opinions about on social media without trying to do anything about these 'issues' he's so passionate about apparently. I don't like him one bit.Horrible man.

 

 

That usually doesn't seem to matter to many football fans though. You could get a superstar striker popping into a McDonalds and opening fire with a sub machine gun bloodthirstily slaughtering many innocent diners and a week later fans clamouring for him to be given another chance because 'he scores goals'.

I've no doubt Barton could do a job for us but the bloke is a charlatan.

No

[eddie]

1 hour ago, Derbados said:

I'd rather gouge my own eyes out 

with a cigar

[StringerBell]

1 hour ago, David said:

No.

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No.

The Emperor has spoken

 

[Guest]

The man is a poltroon

[Day]

Can we not use words I have to Google, stick to something easy like a ****

[DerbyRevolution]

1 hour ago, Mostyn6 said:

Barton is quality under a decent manager.

that's a shame, we don't have one.

[Sexydadbod]

Absolutely, I wanted him before he went to Burnley and I still would like him now. He is the type of leader we need in the middle of the park. He may come across as a bit of a prat sometimes but he is an intelligent footballer. 

[JaguarRam]

I can see the forum is pretty 50/50 on this.

 

[Jimbo Ram]

2 hours ago, JG400 said:

He may grovel his way out of it but if Rangers sack Barton would you take him to fit the absent midfield Leader in our team

My personal view is I would give him a go

No

[SKRam]

About to meet up with my bro and some friends for some well deserved ale (had a pint of Brian Clough on Wed, Castle Rock brewery), many of whom are Man City. I'll gauge their opinion on him. I thought of this as a thread this morning, Talk Sport interviewed him. Like so many 'incidents' in football sounds like it's pretty trivial stuff given the hype so entwined in football hear days. If they sacked him and he was a free agent he could be signed by a club? Is that correct?!! 

[Ramdale]

Don't understand people who say Barton wouldn't be a good signing. He was the most influential player in this league last year and took a team up playing 442. Burnley fans rave about him.

 

I don't doubt he can be trouble, but under the right guidance he is a leader and a winner. Something this current team lacks big time. Would be an upgrade on Bryson

[SKRam]

These days not hear. Not even had a drink yet... I would actually take him. He's a total muppet when he's opposition but I'd like to see him given a go

[Ramarena]

He's the type of player we need, but sadly the wrong type of person. 

[satty atwal]

Yes definitely. An arse off the pitch, but a leader on it, exactly what we need, someone to beat some goals and form into these players. A 100% yes.

[RadioactiveWaste]

28 minutes ago, Ramdale said:

Don't understand people who say Barton wouldn't be a good signing. He was the most influential player in this league last year and took a team up playing 442. Burnley fans rave about him.

 

I don't doubt he can be trouble, but under the right guidance he is a leader and a winner. Something this current team lacks big time. Would be an upgrade on Bryson

He's not just fell out with rangers, he's also been gash for them. there is a consensus that he's just not doing it on the pitch. in the SPFL.

What he is now is not what he was.

[Ramdale]

9 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

He's not just fell out with rangers, he's also been gash for them. there is a consensus that he's just not doing it on the pitch. in the SPFL.

What he is now is not what he was.

Just think he is the type of character that needs the right environment, coach and role. He hasn't lost it as it is only 4 months ago he was bossing the championship.

 

seriously think his role here would be perfect for him. Exactly what we need in my opinion. Bryson and Hughes in a 2 will never work consistently. Really like both individually but Bryson way more suited to a 3 man midfield. 

[Ramshankered]

40 minutes ago, Ramarena said:

He's the type of player we need, but sadly the wrong type of person. 

This.

[VulcanRam]

I'd take him on a short term deal just to give the place the kick up the backside it so desperately needs.